August 2017 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for August 2017. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice.

Minimal Evidence for Electronic Communication Guidelines

THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Minimal evidence is available for guidelines for electronic communication between patients and providers, according to research published online Aug. 28 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Most patients are using online reviews as a first step to finding a new doctor, with 65 percent forming an opinion from reading one to six reviews, according to a report published in Medical Economics.

TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2017 (HealthDay News) — A novel genetic variant has been identified in the IGF2 gene among a Latino population that is associated with reduced risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Diabetes.

TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Many non-hormone options and therapies are available for the treatment of estrogen-depletion symptoms in breast cancer survivors, and individualized treatment is important, according to a review published online Aug. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Health care providers can help boost patient adherence to antihypertensive medications by communicating more collaboratively with patients, and including discussion of socioeconomic challenges, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Theoretical and practical once-yearly counseling for three years is associated with increased physical activity (PA) and reduced sedentary (SED) time in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in Diabetes Care.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2017 (HealthDay News) — The multispecialty San Bernardino Medical Group has replaced magazines with digital devices in waiting rooms, which can help patients learn about their risk of diabetes and take preventive action, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA).

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Greater focus is needed on correct identification processes in order to prevent wrong-patient medication administration incidents, and system supports for nurses are critical, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Five prebariatric subtypes have been identified with specific self-control, emotional dysregulation, and disinhibited eating behavior profiles, according to research published online Aug. 16 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2017 (HealthDay News) — More than half of U.S. adults surveyed would be supportive if they had a teenage child who wanted to transition to the opposite gender, according to a Harris Poll commissioned by the American Osteopathic Association.

MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) — For women, but not men, in dual-physician couples, weekly hours worked are lower for those with versus those without children, according to a research letter published online Aug. 21 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use are associated with bone metabolism in older adolescents and young adults, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes, use of secure messaging for medical advice is associated with better diabetes management, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in Diabetes Care.

FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Studies often fail to include information on outcomes by medication adherence in type 2 diabetes, according to research published online Aug. 11 in Diabetes Care.

THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2017 (HealthDay News) — The beneficial effects of intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) treatment are similar among those with prediabetes and fasting normoglycemia, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in Diabetes Care.

TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2017 (HealthDay News) — For adults with type 2 diabetes diagnosed for less than 10 years, a lifestyle intervention resulted in a beneficial change in glycemic control that did not reach the criterion for equivalence, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Many studies used to support U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of high-risk medical device modifications are not controlled; and efficacy of drugs granted accelerated approval is often confirmed three years after approval, according to two studies published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2017 (HealthDay News) — There is an inverse correlation between sleep duration and risk markers of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in childhood, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Pediatrics.

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) — For rodents with diabetes, periodontal inflammation may be derived from dental caries rather than periodontal disease (PD), according to a study published online Aug. 9 in Diabetes.

MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) — There is considerable variation in nonparticipation in diabetes self-management classes, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Preventing Chronic Disease.

THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Sustained and meaningful improvements in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are seen with participation in a diabetes self-management education (DSME) game, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in Diabetes Care.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes in infancy has different characteristics depending on mutation subtype, and is associated with high frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), according to a report published online Aug. 4 in Diabetes Care.

MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Flatter diurnal cortisol slopes correlate with poorer health in 10 of 12 subtypes of emotional and physical health outcomes examined, according to a review published in the September issue of Psychoneuroendocrinology.

FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2017 (HealthDay News) — There is evidence of a significant association between religious affiliation and body weight, with religiosity being significantly associated with higher body weight, according to research published online Aug. 2 in Obesity Reviews.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Overall revenue exceeds expenditures for many American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) member boards, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2017 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), treatment with canagliflozin delays the increase in serum N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity troponin I (hsTnI) compared with placebo, according to a study published in the Aug. 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Patients with type 2 diabetes and those with diabetes secondary to chronic pancreatitis have similarly impaired α-cell responses to oral glucose ingestion and hypoglycemia, according to a study published online July 27 in Diabetes Care.

TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) deposits in the pancreas may lead scientists to a better understanding of type 2 diabetes, according to research published online Aug. 1 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Some research has raised concerns about the safety of aspirin for heart failure patients, but a new study, published in the Aug. 1 issue of JACC: Heart Failure, appears to offer some reassurance.